Zanskar tehsil
Zanskar, Zahar (locally) or Zangskar, is the southwestern region of Kargil district in the Indian-administered union territory of Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. The administrative centre of Zanskar is Padum. Zanskar, together with the rest of Ladakh, was briefly a part of the kingdom of Western Tibet called Ngari Khorsum. Zanskar lies 250 km south of Kargil City on NH301.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Zanskar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Tehsil of Kargil District (until 2028)
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Union Territory
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Ladakh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kargil
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Administrative centre
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Padum
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 7000
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Zanskar Valley.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Zanskar Valley
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Zanskar, Zahar (locally) or Zangskar, is the southwestern region of Kargil district in the Indian-administered union territory of Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. The administrative centre of Zanskar is Padum. Zanskar, together with the rest of Ladakh, was briefly a part of the kingdom of Western Tibet called Ngari Khorsum. Zanskar lies 250 km south of Kargil City on NH301.
In August 2024, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced that Zanskar will become a district in Ladakh by 2028.